Where Did Money REALLY Come From?
171K views · Oct 17, 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
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@armanmkhitaryan27 · 6 years ago
We will be missing David, one of the brightest public minds and just such a positive and very unique person.
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@artur4782 · 3 years ago
My income is like that cup of coffee, I get to hold it, but never take a sip...
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@iamasickman · 6 years ago
RIP, David Graeber.
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@ys621 · 6 years ago
Drinking game: Every time he picks up his coffee then puts it down without drinking you have to take a shot.
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@MrShpoulsen · 4 years ago
The most blue balled coffee cup in history.
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@AudioPervert1 · 5 years ago
This guy wrote an amazing book. 5000 Years of Debt. so grateful to read it .. Kudos D.G. and RIP!
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@tracyleighbasham · 5 years ago
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REbrKOjsG2A&t=732">12:12</a> the first recorded word for freedom was in reference to debt. Freedom from debt peonage. <br><br>Fascinating stuff.
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@Lob_sterr · 3 years ago
The more you learn about how money and debt work thanks to brilliant minds like David Graeber and Michael Hudson, the more the world makes sense.
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@andreww2319 · 1 year ago (edited)
We really need this guy now. Wow. The brilliance accelerated towards the end of his talk it ended with a great revelation, but unfortunately he is gone and are left hanging without the complete answers.
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@ukecando · 8 years ago
Someone get this guy a fresh coffee :)
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@LeonDayron · 4 years ago (edited)
Gifting economies! So glad he touched on this as it serves the basis for understanding human behavior at its best.
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@yowzaa2 · 5 years ago
The amount of times he picked up that cup but didn't drink from it... lol
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